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Stockholm Convention
Party التوقيع Ratification Status Party
20 Feb 2013 Accession 21 May 2013
05 Dec 2001 04 Oct 2004 Ratification 02 Jan 2005
05 Sep 2001 22 Sep 2006 Ratification 21 Dec 2006
23 Oct 2006 Accession 21 Jan 2007
23 May 2001 10 Sep 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 25 Jan 2005 Ratification 25 Apr 2005 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 26 Nov 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 20 May 2004 Ratification 18 Aug 2004 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 27 Aug 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
13 Jan 2004 Accession 17 May 2004
20 Mar 2002 03 Oct 2005 Ratification 01 Jan 2006
22 May 2002 31 Jan 2006 Ratification 01 May 2006 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 12 Mar 2007 Ratification 10 Jun 2007 الإعلانات
07 Jun 2004 Accession 05 Sep 2004
03 Feb 2004 Accession 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 25 May 2006 Ratification 23 Aug 2006 الإعلانات
14 May 2002 25 Jan 2010 Ratification 25 Apr 2010
23 May 2001 05 Jan 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 03 Jun 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 30 Mar 2010 Ratification 28 Jun 2010
28 Oct 2002 Accession 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 16 Jun 2004 Ratification 14 Sep 2004
23 May 2001 20 Dec 2004 Ratification 20 Mar 2005
23 May 2001 31 Dec 2004 Ratification 31 Mar 2005
02 Apr 2002 02 Aug 2005 Ratification 31 Oct 2005
01 Mar 2006 Accession 30 May 2006
23 May 2001 25 Aug 2006 Ratification 23 Nov 2006
05 Oct 2001 19 May 2009 Ratification 17 Aug 2009
23 May 2001 23 May 2001 Ratification 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
09 May 2002 12 Feb 2008 Ratification 12 May 2008
16 May 2002 10 Mar 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 20 Jan 2005 Ratification 20 Apr 2005
23 May 2001 13 Aug 2004 Ratification 11 Nov 2004 الإعلانات
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23 May 2001 22 Oct 2008 Ratification 20 Jan 2009
23 May 2001 23 Feb 2007 Ratification 24 May 2007
04 Dec 2001 12 Feb 2007 Ratification 13 May 2007
29 Jun 2004 Accession 27 Sep 2004
16 Apr 2002 06 Feb 2007 Ratification 07 May 2007
23 May 2001 30 Jan 2007 Ratification 30 Apr 2007
23 May 2001 21 Dec 2007 Ratification 20 Mar 2008
07 Mar 2005 Accession 05 Jun 2005
23 May 2001 06 Aug 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 20 Jan 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
26 Aug 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
23 Mar 2005 Accession 21 Jun 2005
23 May 2001 17 Dec 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004 End notes
15 Nov 2001 11 Mar 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
08 Aug 2003 Accession 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 04 May 2007 Ratification 02 Aug 2007
28 Aug 2001 07 Jun 2004 Ratification 05 Sep 2004
17 May 2002 02 May 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
30 Jul 2001 27 May 2008 Ratification 25 Aug 2008 الإعلانات
24 Dec 2019 Accession 23 Mar 2020
10 Mar 2005 Accession 08 Jun 2005
07 Nov 2008 Accession 05 Feb 2009
13 Jan 2006 Accession 13 Apr 2006
17 May 2002 09 Jan 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 16 Nov 2004 Approval 14 Feb 2005 الإعلانات
14 Jun 2001 20 Jun 2001 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 03 Sep 2002 Acceptance 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 17 Feb 2004 Approval 17 May 2004
21 May 2002 07 May 2007 Ratification 05 Aug 2007
23 May 2001 04 Oct 2006 Ratification 02 Jan 2007
23 May 2001 25 Apr 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 30 May 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 03 May 2006 Ratification 01 Aug 2006
15 Oct 2021 Accession 13 Jan 2022
29 Jan 2002 30 Jul 2008 Ratification 28 Oct 2008 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 11 Dec 2007 Ratification 10 Mar 2008
24 Apr 2002 06 Aug 2008 Ratification 04 Nov 2008
12 Sep 2007 Accession 11 Dec 2007
17 May 2002 23 May 2005 Ratification 21 Aug 2005
23 May 2001 14 Mar 2008 Ratification 12 Jun 2008
23 May 2001 29 May 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
14 May 2002 13 Jan 2006 Ratification 13 Apr 2006 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 28 Sep 2009 Ratification 27 Dec 2009
23 May 2001 06 Feb 2006 Ratification 07 May 2006
08 Mar 2016 Accession 06 Jun 2016
23 May 2001 05 Aug 2010 Ratification 03 Nov 2010
23 May 2001 29 Sep 2022 Ratification 28 Dec 2022
23 May 2001 01 Jun 2007 Ratification 30 Aug 2007
30 Aug 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
18 Jan 2002 08 Nov 2004 Ratification 06 Feb 2005
23 May 2001 09 Nov 2007 Ratification 07 Feb 2008
23 May 2001 24 Sep 2004 Ratification 23 Dec 2004
04 Apr 2002 07 Sep 2004 Ratification 06 Dec 2004
23 May 2001 12 Jun 2006 Ratification 10 Sep 2006
16 May 2002 12 Dec 2006 Ratification 12 Mar 2007
05 Mar 2002 28 Jun 2006 Ratification 26 Sep 2006
23 May 2001 28 Oct 2004 Ratification 26 Jan 2005
23 May 2001 03 Jan 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 Jan 2002 23 Jan 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
14 Jun 2005 Accession 12 Sep 2005
23 May 2001 03 Dec 2004 Ratification 03 Mar 2005 الإعلانات
17 May 2002 05 Dec 2006 Ratification 05 Mar 2007
23 May 2001 07 Feb 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
24 Sep 2001 18 Nov 2005 Ratification 16 Feb 2006
22 May 2002 27 Feb 2009 Ratification 28 May 2009
17 Oct 2006 Accession 15 Jan 2007
23 May 2001 05 Sep 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 17 Jan 2017 Ratification 17 Apr 2017
27 Jan 2003 Accession 17 May 2004
08 Aug 2001 22 Jul 2005 Ratification 20 Oct 2005
23 May 2001 13 Jul 2004 Ratification 11 Oct 2004 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 10 Feb 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
31 Jul 2001 15 Jul 2005 Ratification 13 Oct 2005 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 20 Oct 2004 Ratification 18 Jan 2005
17 May 2002 30 Apr 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 Oct 2006 31 Mar 2011 Ratification 29 Jun 2011 End notes
23 May 2001 15 Jun 2004 Ratification 13 Sep 2004
23 May 2001 31 Oct 2005 Ratification 29 Jan 2006
19 Apr 2004 Accession 17 May 2004
24 Jun 2005 Accession 22 Sep 2005
09 May 2002 09 May 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
05 Apr 2002 06 Mar 2007 Ratification 04 Jun 2007
23 May 2001 28 Jan 2002 Acceptance 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 24 Sep 2004 Ratification 23 Dec 2004 End notes
23 May 2001 01 Dec 2005 Ratification 01 Mar 2006
12 Oct 2001 12 Apr 2006 Ratification 11 Jul 2006
23 May 2001 24 May 2004 Ratification 22 Aug 2004
12 Mar 2002 02 Sep 2005 Ratification 01 Dec 2005
23 May 2001 11 Jul 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
04 Mar 2002 19 Jan 2005 Ratification 19 Apr 2005
06 Dec 2001 17 Apr 2008 Ratification 16 Jul 2008
28 Mar 2002 08 Sep 2011 Ratification 07 Dec 2011
23 May 2001 05 Mar 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 07 Oct 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
12 Oct 2001 01 Apr 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 14 Sep 2005 Ratification 13 Dec 2005
23 May 2001 27 Feb 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 23 Oct 2008 Ratification 21 Jan 2009
23 May 2001 15 Jul 2004 Acceptance 13 Oct 2004
10 Dec 2004 Accession 10 Mar 2005
04 Oct 2001 25 Jan 2007 Ratification 25 Apr 2007 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 07 Apr 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 28 Oct 2004 Ratification 26 Jan 2005
22 May 2002 17 Aug 2011 Ratification 15 Nov 2011 الإعلانات
05 Jun 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
21 May 2004 Accession 19 Aug 2004
04 Oct 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
15 Sep 2005 Accession 14 Dec 2005
23 May 2001 04 Feb 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
03 Apr 2002 12 Apr 2006 Ratification 11 Jul 2006
14 Mar 2002 25 Jul 2012 Ratification 23 Oct 2012
23 May 2001 08 Oct 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
02 May 2002 31 Jul 2009 Ratification 29 Oct 2009 الإعلانات
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25 Mar 2002 03 Jun 2008 Ratification 01 Sep 2008
26 Sep 2003 Accession 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 24 May 2005 Ratification 22 Aug 2005
23 May 2001 05 Aug 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 04 May 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004 الإعلانات
28 Jul 2004 Accession 26 Oct 2004
26 Jul 2010 Accession 24 Oct 2010
23 May 2001 04 Sep 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 28 May 2004 Ratification 26 Aug 2004
05 Sep 2001 22 Dec 2005 Ratification 22 Mar 2006
29 Dec 2017 Accession 29 Mar 2018
23 May 2001 29 Aug 2006 Ratification 27 Nov 2006
22 May 2002 20 Sep 2011 Ratification 19 Dec 2011
23 May 2001 08 May 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 30 Jul 2003 Ratification 17 May 2004
15 Feb 2002 05 Aug 2005 Ratification 03 Nov 2005 الإعلانات
21 May 2002 08 Feb 2007 Ratification 09 May 2007
22 May 2002 31 Jan 2005 Ratification 01 May 2005
23 May 2001 28 Apr 2006 Ratification 27 Jul 2006
23 May 2001 27 May 2004 Ratification 25 Aug 2004
23 May 2001 22 Jul 2004 Ratification 20 Oct 2004
21 May 2002 23 Oct 2009 Ratification 21 Jan 2010
13 Dec 2002 Accession 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 17 Jun 2004 Ratification 15 Sep 2004
23 May 2001 14 Oct 2009 Ratification 12 Jan 2010
19 Jan 2004 Accession 17 May 2004
20 Jul 2004 Accession 18 Oct 2004
23 May 2001 25 Sep 2007 Ratification 24 Dec 2007
23 May 2001 11 Jul 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
11 Dec 2001 17 Jan 2005 Ratification 17 Apr 2005
23 May 2001 30 Apr 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 09 Feb 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
28 Jun 2019 Accession 26 Sep 2019 الإعلانات
21 May 2002 16 Sep 2005 Ratification 15 Dec 2005 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 19 Apr 2005 Ratification 18 Jul 2005 الإعلانات
23 May 2001 22 Jul 2002 Ratification 17 May 2004
05 Dec 2001 09 Jan 2004 Ratification 17 May 2004
23 May 2001 07 Jul 2006 Ratification 05 Oct 2006
23 May 2001 01 Mar 2012 Ratification 30 May 2012

غير الأطراف

Party التوقيع Ratification Status Additional information
21 May 2002 Signatory
23 May 2001 Signatory
30 Jul 2001 Signatory
16 May 2002 Signatory
23 May 2001 Signatory

Declarations

الأرجنتي
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Argentina declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for Argentina only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
أستراليا
Declaration:"In accordance with article 25 (4) [of the Convention], the Government of Australia declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of Australia's instrument of ratification with respect thereto."
النمسا
Declaration:“The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2 as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement.”
البحرين
Declarations:1. Arbitration according to the procedures adopted by the Conference of States Parties is the only binding procedure for the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain regarding resolving any dispute on the interpretation or implementation of the Convention.2. Any amendment to the Convention annexes A, B and C will not be binding to the Kingdom of Bahrain unless it is ratified according to the constitutional rules.
بنغلاديش
Declaration"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Bangladesh hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Bangladesh only upon the deposit by Bangladesh of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto."
بلجيكا
Declaration made upon signature:“This signature engages also the Waloon region, the Flemish region, and the Brussels-Capital region.”
بوتسوانا
Declaration:"... the Republic of Botswana declares pursuant to article 25 (4) that, with respect to it, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for it only after it has deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect to such amendment."
كندا
Declaration:“Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Canada hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Canada only upon the deposit by Canada of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto.”
جمهورية الصين الشعبية
Declaration:In accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with respect to the People's Republic of China, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
إلسلفادورr
Reservation:With respect to the provisions of article 18 of this Convention, the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of that article in that it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
الإتحاد الأوربي
Declaration in accordance with article 25 (3) :"The Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular article 175 thereof, it is competent for entering into international environmental agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:- Preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment,- Protecting human health,- Prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources,- Promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.Moreover, the Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Convention, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Conference of the Parties in accordance with article 15 (1) of the Convention.The Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Convention which are covered by Community law in force.The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."
غواتيمال
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the aforementioned Convention, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Guatemala only after it has deposited its instrument of accession or ratification.
الهند
28 March 2006Declaration:"Any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto."
ليختنشتين
Declaration:"The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement."
موريشيوس
Declaration:"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Mauritius declares that any amendments to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Mauritius only upon the deposit by the Republic of Mauritius of its instrument of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession with respect thereto."
ولايات ميكرونيسيا المتحدة
Declaration:1. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of the Federated States of Micronesia's instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession thereto.2. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with Article 18, paragraph 2 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement.
هولندا
17 February 2010Declaration:“The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.”
جمهورية كوريا
Declaration:The Republic of Korea, in accordance with Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, declares that, with respect to the Republic of Korea, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
مولدافيا
Declaration:In accordance with article 18, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party that accepts the same obligation.Pursuant to article 25, paragraph 4, of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Moldova only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto.
روسيا
1. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes the means of dispute settlement indicated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligations;2. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 25 of the Convention any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Russian Federation only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
جمهورية صربيا
Declaration:“The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2.”
سلوفينيا
Declaration:"In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, the Republic of Slovenia herewith declares, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification with respect thereto."
سوريا
Declaration:The ratification of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Convention shall in no way signify the recognition of Israel or entail entry into any dealings with Israel in the context of the provisions of this Convention.
أوزباكستان
Declaration:“In accordance with the Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Uzbekistan declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Uzbekistan only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.”
فانواتو
Declaration:"That in relation to paragraph 4 of Article 25 of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall bind the Republic of Vanuatu only upon its deposit of an instrument of ratification or accession with respect to such amendments."
فنزويلا (جمهورية - البوليفارية)
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

End Notes

جمهورية الصين الشعبية

With the following :

In accordance with the provisions of article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and article 138 of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the People’s Republic of China decides that the Convention shall apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

الدانمارك

By a communication received on 22 March 2024, the Government of Denmark notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration, made upon ratification, regarding the territorial exclusion in respect of Greenland.

By a communication received on 10 February 2012, the Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration, made upon ratification, regarding the territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands.

Upon ratification on 17 December 2003, Denmark had notified the Secretary-General of the following: With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

الجبل الأسو

See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

نيوزيلندا

With the following territorial exclusion:

".....consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory."

جمهورية صربيا

“On 20 July 2014, the Republic of Serbia notified the Secretary-General as depositary of the Stockholm Convention of the following: “The Republic of Serbia is currently unable to accept the listing of HBCDD in Annex A to the convention with specific exemptions for production and use in expanded polystyrene and extruded polystyrene in buildings according to Articles 21 and 22 of the Stockholm Convention. The Republic of Serbia will be able to accept SC-6/13 decision on 21st August 2015.”

This position of the Republic of Serbia as EU candidate country for membership is in line with position of the European Union.

Since the submission of that notification to the depositary, the EU has been preparing the measures necessary to be able to comply with Decision SC-6/13. However, due to the timeline of internal administrative adoption processes, those measures implementing the requirements of the Decision will not be in place in the EU by 21 August 2015.

With that regard and pursuant to Article 22(3)(b) of the Stockholm Convention, the Republic of Serbia is informing the depositary, that it will not be in a position to accept the Decision on the listing of HBCDD in Annex A to the convention by 21 August 2015 and will need to extend the period of non-acceptance of the Decision for the Republic of Serbia until such time as the internal administrative processes in EU are finalised.

The Republic of Serbia will, upon the adoption of the mentioned measures for implementation of the SC-6/13 decision, inform the depositary that the notification of non-acceptance is withdrawn. The notification will contain the date of acceptance of the amendment.”